Improvement of the Catalytic Efficiency of Butene Oligomerization Using Alkali Metal Hydroxide-Modified Hierarchical ZSM-5 Catalysts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Characterization of Catalysts
2.1.1. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
2.1.2. X-ray Fluorescence Analysis
2.1.3. Porous Structure Characterization
2.1.4. TEM Investigations
2.1.5. NH3-TPD Analysis
2.1.6. Pyridine FT-IR Analysis
2.2. Catalytic Performance
2.3. Thermogravimetric Analysis
2.4. Schematic Illustration of the Improved Diffusion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Catalyst Preparation
3.2. Catalyst Characterization
3.3. Catalytic Tests
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Catalyst | Si/Al a | SBET (m2/g) b | Smicro (m2/g) c | Smeso (m2/g) c | VTotal (cm3/g) | Vmicro (cm3/g) c | Vmeso (cm3/g) d |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HZ5 | 20.2 | 359.2 | 234.9 | 124.3 | 0.190 | 0.115 | 0.075 |
ATHZ5-Li | 12.1 | 365.3 | 223.1 | 142.2 | 0.276 | 0.110 | 0.167 |
ATHZ5-Na | 11.9 | 374.9 | 218.4 | 156.5 | 0.298 | 0.107 | 0.191 |
ATHZ5-K | 11.8 | 373.1 | 223.8 | 149.3 | 0.286 | 0.109 | 0.177 |
ATHZ5-Cs | 11.9 | 367.5 | 235.2 | 132.3 | 0.303 | 0.119 | 0.184 |
Catalyst | Acidity by Strength a (mmol/g) | Acidity by Type b (mmol/g) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weak | Strong | Total | Brönsted | Lewis | L/B Ratio c | |
HZ5 | 0.66 | 0.44 | 1.10 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.92 |
ATHZ5-Li | 0.86 | 0.78 | 1.64 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 1.18 |
ATHZ5-Na | 1.08 | 0.92 | 2.00 | 1.05 | 0.82 | 0.78 |
ATHZ5-K | 0.94 | 0.91 | 1.85 | 0.4 | 0.41 | 1.03 |
ATHZ5-Cs | 0.74 | 0.64 | 1.38 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 1.21 |
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Zhang, L.; Ke, M.; Song, Z.; Liu, Y.; Shan, W.; Wang, Q.; Xia, C.; Li, C.; He, C. Improvement of the Catalytic Efficiency of Butene Oligomerization Using Alkali Metal Hydroxide-Modified Hierarchical ZSM-5 Catalysts. Catalysts 2018, 8, 298. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080298
Zhang L, Ke M, Song Z, Liu Y, Shan W, Wang Q, Xia C, Li C, He C. Improvement of the Catalytic Efficiency of Butene Oligomerization Using Alkali Metal Hydroxide-Modified Hierarchical ZSM-5 Catalysts. Catalysts. 2018; 8(8):298. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080298
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Lei, Ming Ke, Zhaozheng Song, Yang Liu, Wenbo Shan, Qi Wang, Chengjie Xia, Changchun Li, and Chunyu He. 2018. "Improvement of the Catalytic Efficiency of Butene Oligomerization Using Alkali Metal Hydroxide-Modified Hierarchical ZSM-5 Catalysts" Catalysts 8, no. 8: 298. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8080298